COLLEGE STATION – Tens of thousands of angry Texas fans aren’t the only ones dancing around in Mack Brown’s head. Apparently so is Texas A&M safety Toney Hurd Jr.

Hurd this past weekend dubbed A&M “the university of Texas” via Twitter, and on Tuesday offered that the Aggies are “taking over the state.” Few might argue right now, considering the Longhorns’ troubles (40-21 loss at BYU on Saturday) and A&M’s No. 6 ranking, with top-ranked Alabama on tap at Kyle Field on Saturday.

“I just feel like right now around Texas A&M we have a lot of swagger and confidence,” Hurd said.

Brown, UT’s beleaguered coach, was asked about Hurd’s tweet today during a press conference in Austin.

“We are the university of Texas in this state and will be, regardless of what some (Texas A&M) kid tweets,” the Austin American-Statesman’s Kirk Bohls tweeted as a quote from Brown.

Too bad Hurd and Brown (now that’s just an odd pairing of combatants) don’t get to settle their differences on the field. UT declined to play longtime rival A&M anymore in football once the Aggies shifted to the SEC in 2012.